The Future of Privacy Forum, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, Duke Sanford School of Public Policy, SFI ADAPT Research Centre, Dublin City University, and Intel Corporation presents Privacy & Pandemics: Responsible Uses of Technology and Health Data During Times of Crisis — An International Tech and Data Conference, including a two-day virtual workshop on October 27-28, 2020 to explore the value and limits of data and technology in the context of a global crisis.

What role has tech and data played in combating the COVID-19 crisis, what have we learned about limitations of law, policy and technical tools, and what areas need reform and additional research?

Workshop Agenda

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Day 1: October 27, 2020 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (ET)

Technology & Data Access

10:00 AM - Introduction to Discussion

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lauren Gardner, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, CSSE Co-Director, Johns Hopkins University

*Dr. Gardner created the Johns Hopkins University dashboard being used by public health authorities, researchers, and the general public around the globe to track the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

10:40 AM - 12:10 PM - Session 1: Accessibility of SARS CoV-2 Data

12:10 - 12:30 PM - BREAK

12:30 - 2:00 PM - Session 2: Use of Technology to Track, Trace, and Notify to Control the Spread of COVID-19

Day 1 Participant Bios

Day 2: October 28, 2020 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (ET)

Policy & Convergence

10:00 AM - Introduction to Discussion

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM - Keynote Speaker - Dr. Kathy Yellick, Associate Dean for Research, Division of Computing, University of California, Berkeley

10:40 AM - 12:10 PM - Session 1: Adapting Legal and Regulatory Responses to a Global Emergency

12:10 - 12:30 PM - BREAK

12:30 - 2:00 PM - Session 2: The Convergence of Technology, Policy, and Responsible Data Use in a Global Crisis

Day 2 Participant Bios

A workshop report will be prepared and used by the National Science Foundation to help set the direction for the Convergence Accelerator 2021 Workshops, speeding the transition of convergence research into practice to address grand challenges of national importance.

This event is sponsored in part by the NSF Convergence Accelerator and the NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace programs, Intel Corporation, Israel Tech Policy Institute, Privacy Tech Alliance, and OneTrust, LLC.

Register today, space is limited!